Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Red Oak Police Report Two Arrests
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 47-year-old Ian Joseph Haas of Red Oak on Monday night during a traffic stop near 8th and Ratliff Road for a traffic offense. Police transported Haas to the Montgomer...
Jul 05, 2022
New Garbage Search Law Likely To Face Court Challenge
(Des Moines, IA) -- A new law in Iowa allows police to search through a person's garbage for criminal evidence without a warrant. But it's at odds with an Iowa Supreme Court decision last year that sa...
Jul 05, 2022
Iowa State Fair Making Transition To Cashless System
(Des Moines, IA) -- Well over half of the purchases for food, beverages, and other items at last year's Iowa State Fair were done electronically -- and Gary Slater, the General Manager and C-E-O of th...
Jul 05, 2022
Expensive Fourth Of July Weekend Food-Wise
(UNDATED) -- Fireworks were not the only things sky high in Iowa this Fourth of July weekend. An American Farm Bureau Federation survey found consumers paid an average of nearly 70 dollars ($69.68) fo...
Jul 05, 2022
One Dead, Three People Hospitalized In Winnebago and Butler County accidents
(Winnebago County, IA) -- The Iowa State Patrol says one person died when their car failed to make a curve in Winnebago County Sunday. The name of the person who died has not yet been released. Three ...
Jul 04, 2022
Water Continues to Run Into Street From Des Moines Elementary School
(Des Moines, IA) Water continues to run into the street from a Des Moines elementary school. Officials say the air chiller at Monroe Elementary is broken and supply chain issues have delayed the part ...
Jul 04, 2022
Hy-Vee Recalling Potato Salads Due To Possible Contamination
(West Des Moines, IA) Iowa-based Hy-Vee grocery stores are recalling some potato salads due to possible contamination. The voluntary recall of Hy-Vee and Mealtime branded potato salad products was iss...
Jul 04, 2022
Gasoline Prices Lower: Crude Oil Higher
(Des Moines) The price of regular unleaded gasoline fell 8 cents, averaging $4.62 across Iowa according to AAA. The price of global crude oil rose this week on the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) by $10...
Jul 04, 2022
3 More Lawsuits Filed In Last Week's Fatal Amtrak Train Derailment
(Kansas City, MO) Three more lawsuits have been filed in last week's fatal Amtrak train derailment. The suits were filed late last week on behalf of four passengers from Kansas and for two train crew ...
Jul 04, 2022
Fourth Of July Weather: High Heat/Humidity, Chance Of Thunderstorms
(Des Moines, IA) -- Iowa's Fourth of July weather includes high heat and humidity and a chance for thunderstorms. Severe weather is possible in central and northern Iowa this morning between 7:00 and ...
Jul 04, 2022
